Mickey Gilley owned one of the world’s largest honky tonks in Pasadena, Texas, and was credited for fostering country music’s comeback in the late 1970s as a significant feature of the film Urban Cowboy.
He was 86 years old when he died, and his death was announced by the mayor of Pasadena, Texas, where the club was located.
When did Mickey Gilley pass away?
Gilley passed away on Saturday in Branson, Missouri. He died at home after finishing a ten-show tour in April.
Gilley’s was a 6,000-person dancehall the size of a football field. In 1978, it was the focal point of the John Travolta-Debra Winger picture Urban Cowboy. It also popularized mechanized bull riding around the world.
How did Mickey Gilley die? What happened to Mickey Gilley?
There is no known cause but many suspect a natural death.
Gilley, a Natchez, Mississippi native, fused Louisiana rhythm and blues with country-pop crossover songs.
He was raised in a musical family with his two renowned relatives, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.
